We were much more outside kids back then. If we watched TV it was Batman, 12 O'clock High (which took on a new meaning in high school) Sea Hunt Combat or the Rat Patrol.
For thrills we played Kill the Guy with the Ball: 8 guys kicking off to one guy who tried to return the ball for a touchdown, sometimes played on the street too! Or the older boys would climb a sapling and bend it over to the ground and hold it there till a younger victim...er...volunteer climbed on, then let her rip! Tip: don't get on facing the roots! just saying...
